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Quotation from Popular Scientific Lectures by Ernst Mach

“In the economical schematism of science lie both its strength and its weakness.”

Ernst Mach

Popular Scientific Lectures, The Economical Nature of Physical Inquiry, trans. Thomas J. McCormack

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Mach's summary: scientific description is useful because it simplifies, and limited for the same reason.

Citation: "In the economical schematism of science lie both its strength and its weakness." — Ernst Mach, Popular Scientific Lectures, The Economical Nature of Physical Inquiry, trans. Thomas J. McCormack. (id mach-popular-scientific-lectures-q4)

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